Hosea 10:3 BSB — MannaFest

Hosea 10:3

Surely now they will say, “We have no king, for we do not revere the LORD. What can a king do for us?”

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ASV

Surely now shall they say, We have no king; for we fear not Jehovah; and the king, what can he do for us?

KJV

For now they shall say, We have no king, because we feared not the Lord; what then should a king do to us?

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Commentary

2 voices

Jerome

Commentary on Hosea 10:3-4 (420)

Because now they will say, 'There is no king for us, for we did not fear the Lord, and what will the king do to us?' Speaking words of useless vision, and you will strike a covenant, and judgment will germinate like bitterness over the furrows of the field. "LXX: "Therefore now they will say, there is no king for us, because we did not fear the Lord, but what will the king do to us? Speaking words, false excuses: he will arrange a testament, and judgment will arise like grass over the desert of the field.

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The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

For now they shall say, we have no king - These are the words of despair, not of repentance; of people terrified by the consciousness of guilt, but not coming forth out of its darkness; describing their condition, not confessing the iniquity which brought it on them. In sin, all Israel had asked for a king, when the Lord was their king; in sin, Ephraim had made Jeroboam king; in sin, their subsequent kings were made, without the counsel and advice of God; and now as the close of all, they reflect how fruitless it all was.

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Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כִּ֤י	ki	for	H3588 →
עַתָּה֙	'a.Tah	now	H6258 →
יֹֽאמְר֔וּ	yo.me.Ru	they will say	H559 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	not	H369 →
מֶ֖לֶךְ	Me.lekh	a king	H4428 →
לָ֑נוּ	La.nu	[belongs] to us
כִּ֣י	ki	for	H3588 →
לֹ֤א	lo'	not	H3808 →
יָרֵ֙אנוּ֙	ya.Re.nu	we fear	H3372 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
יְהֹוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
וְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ	ve.ha.Me.lekh	and the king	H4428 →
מַה־	mah-	what?	H4100 →
יַּֽעֲשֶׂה־	ya.'a.seh-	will he do	H6213 →
לָּֽנוּ׃	La.nu	for us

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Through
Genesis 49:10
The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the staff from between his feet, until Shiloh comes and the allegiance of the nations is his.
leads to
- Numbers 24:17
  I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not near. A star will come forth from Jacob, and a scepter will arise from Israel. He will crush the skulls of Moab and…
- Luke 1:32–33
  He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
- Psalms 60:7
  Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine; Ephraim is My helmet, Judah is My scepter.
- Isaiah 9:6
  For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of…
- Jeremiah 23:5–6
  Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
Through
John 19:15
At this, they shouted, “Away with Him! Away with Him! Crucify Him!” “Shall I crucify your King?” Pilate asked. “We have no king but Caesar,” replied the chief priests.
leads to
- Luke 23:18
  But they all cried out in unison: “Away with this man! Release Barabbas to us!”
- Acts 21:36
  For the crowd that followed him kept shouting, “Away with him!”
Through
Hosea 10:15
Thus it will be done to you, O Bethel, because of your great wickedness. When the day dawns, the king of Israel will be utterly cut off.
leads to
- Hosea 10:5
  The people of Samaria will fear for the calf of Beth-aven. Indeed, its people will mourn with its idolatrous priests— those who rejoiced in its glory— for it has been taken from them into…

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